A backwards 1525 Bible map helped shape modern borders, influencing how we imagine territory, nations, and political space ...

During the Gaza war, Israel raced to redistrict land in the occupied West Bank, drastically changing the map. Palestinians say annexation is underway, though Israel denies it.

Five hundred years ago the first Bible featuring a map was published. The anniversary has passed uncelebrated, but it transformed the way that Bibles were produced. The map appeared in Christopher ...

At an archaeological site in central Argentina, scientists have uncovered traces of a human lineage that had gone unnoticed ...

It used to be thought that ancient Mesoamerican monuments were built and used predominantly by powerful leaders and ruling classes. Among the early Maya, however, the site of Aguada Fénix would have ...

A New York Public Library exhibition features nearly two centuries of cultural, social and political artifacts on Middle Easterners and North Africans in the city. A New York Public Library exhibition ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Clarissa Bitar about their new album, Bakhaf al-Layl, and how they are leaning into vocals after a long time spent not liking the sound of their voice. And I'm Ailsa Chang ...

A triumphant President Donald Trump has declared "peace in the Middle East" between Israel and Hamas, adding this week "the war in Gaza is over." As the first phase of Trump's plan held through Monday ...

Although ancient Rome had nothing like a modern middle class, a small but prominent part of the population was poised between affluence and poverty. Nepal PM resigns, country in crisis Ukraine drone ...

Just a few years ago, Russian President Vladimir Putin seemed to have reasserted Moscow’s influence in the Middle East after decades in which it had waned. As Putin deepened ties with long-standing ...